Refunds begin in-store when you make a purchase. If you make a one-time purchase in the same store for an amount equal to or greater than 155 euro, then you can ask at the checkout to issue you documents for Tax Free (not all stores do this, but it never hurts to ask!). Those documents must contain your name, surname, passport details, credit card number (in case you want the money to be returned to your account). Not all stores fill this out, so you can fill in all the details later with a pen yourself.
Shopping is over, it's time for you to fly home...
In theory, if you are flying home with a transfer in another European country, then the TAX FREE refund should be received there, but practice shows that everything can be done in Rome. We tell you how!
The action takes place in Terminal 3 of Fiumicino Airport.
The first thing you need to understand: are you checking in your purchases in luggage or are they traveling with you in hand luggage!
- Do you want to check in your purchases?
- It is necessary to break all purchased items into suitcases (items must be labeled and unworn)
- Next, we check in for the flight (if you checked in online, you still need to go to the airline’s counter and check in your luggage). At check-in, please state that you have TAX FREE goods in your suitcase. Your baggage will be checked in and returned to you.
- FROM checked baggage you need to go to the DOGANA or CUSTOM counter, where the border guards will look at your purchases and, if everything is in order, they will stamp you on the documents that the store has made for you
- After the stamps are set, luggage with purchases can be checked in
- If you want to get money by transferring money to a card, then at the exit from the border guards, there is a small TAX REFUND booth, a pretty Russian-speaking girl was sitting there, who looked through documents with stamps in 3 minutes, asked for a credit card and that's it! Approximately 2 weeks later, the money comes to the account. If you want to receive money in cash, then after the border guards you need to go through all the controls, and then follow the TAX REFUND sign (which is located in zone H and is open from 7 to 22) and present documents with stamps there. The money will be returned to you immediately in cash.
- Your purchases will fly with you in hand luggage
- You check in, check in your luggage.
- Pass all controls.
- Follow the signs for Tax Refund
- There, first you need to go to the booth with the inscription DOGANA or CUSTOM and demonstrate your purchases and documents for TAX FREE issued by the store. The customs officer checks everything with a serious look, puts a seal.
- With documents with stamps, go to the next window and decide whether you want to receive money in cash or on a card. Everything, there is happiness!
The procedure is actually not as complicated as it might seem at first glance.
Tax free can be obtained in the city itself.
Tax Free in Rome - Possibility to get money back. By issuing Tax Free, you can return up to 15% of the amount spent. If you plan to get Tax Free, then keep in mind that the purchase amount in one mall should be from 155 euros.
You can return part of the amount at any Tax Free pickup point in. Tax Free points are located near the duty free or in the common room.
The sign by which you will find a Tax Free shop in Rome is a very visible booth (color - white with blue) with the inscription Global Refund Tax Free Shopping, sometimes the color of the booth is yellow. In some small ones, they will help you avoid the Tax Free refund procedure by making a discount on the VAT figure (in Italy IVA).
If you want to return funds using the Tax Free service in Rome, you need to make sure that the invoice is filled out correctly by the store cashier. The check must be attached to the issued Tax Free. Often stores use automatic filling of the invoice using your card details.
How can I return Tax Free in Rome
In order for the Tax Free return procedure to go without much delay, it is better to take the items purchased for its return to hand luggage. After completing the steps before the flight: check-in, getting a boarding pass and baggage tags, you will go to customs (Dogana) to get a stamp. This mark confirms that the goods were purchased for export from the country.
Next, to apply for Tax Free, follow the duty free zone, where, using the signs, you will find the point of issue of funds (Global Refund). What you need to have with you is a must in order to receive money - a passport, an air ticket, a completed invoice or a long Tax Free check. Tax Free is transferred to a credit card or issued in cash.
Places where you can get Tax Free in Rome have their own work schedule. If suddenly your departure does not coincide with the Tax Free schedule in Rome, you can apply to Global Refund after landing in the state where you arrived. In this case, the documents for issuing Tax Free are standard: passport, check and invoice.
Currency exchanges in Rome: the best places
If necessary, you can use the services of exchange offices in Rome. The best rate in Rome is offered at Piazza Spagna or Santa Maria Maggiore. The currency exchange option in Rome at the bank and at the Cassa di risparmio has time limits, they close at four in the afternoon.
In Rome, a number of exchange offices exchange a specific amount for you instead of a commission, this is beneficial if available for these purposes large sum. At the airport in Rome, according to reviews, the exchange is also profitable. But in no case do not change funds in hotels and train stations, where you can lose up to ten percent of the commission. Most often, when exchanging currency, you will be asked for a passport, which is normal when performing this procedure.
Our tips for Rome:
- How to avoid queues at the sights of Rome. Tickets to the Colosseum bypassing the queue.
- How not to be deceived by local taxi drivers. Order a taxi in advance with fixed rates online. The most reliable service for ordering a taxi -
Tax Free allows shopaholics and ordinary tourists to save on purchases. Rules for receiving in different countries may differ. Consider how to get savings in Tax Free at Fiumicino Airport in Rome and other Italian cities.
The principle of obtaining Tax Free by passengers who travel
Tax Free is a system that allows travelers to save on value added tax (VAT) refunds. The tax included in the final cost of goods in each state is directed to the development of the social sphere.
A tourist will not be able to take advantage of various social programs of the country, therefore he has the right to a deduction.
The store where goods are purchased must be included in the Tax Free Shopping system. The tax refund is not carried out by the outlet, but by the operator.
Most often, the service is issued in Global Blue, but if you can choose an operator, give preference to the last two. So, when receiving a refund at the airport, you will avoid long queues and tedious waiting.
You can return VAT when buying clothes and shoes, watches and accessories, gadgets, jewelry. If the product was purchased online, the tax refund is not available.
You can return Tax Free in Italy if the check amount is 154 euros. In this case, several goods can be included in the check, only the total amount matters.
In stores, when buying, sellers fill out a special form - Tax free shopping check. It reflects the total cost of the purchase, the details of the buyer and the amount that can be refunded. To prove that you are a foreign citizen, you need to present your passport to the cashier.
The procedure for obtaining Tax Free on the example of Fiumicino (Rome)
You can return the tax upon departure from Italy. Purchase receipts are valid for 3 months, you need to meet this deadline.
If you do not apply for a refund within a given period of time, then checks can be thrown away, since it will not be possible to refund part of the VAT on them.
Returning Tax Free at Rome airport is not always easy, you should be patient. Long queues and large crowds of people will be a real test for the human nervous system.
There are two customs offices at Fiumicino Airport. The first customs is intended for passengers who wish to issue Tax Free, and then check in their luggage.
Customs officers verify the goods indicated on the check with real things. Often they simply check for the presence of things, in rare cases they can check the name of the product on the tag with the list in the check. 
The passenger will have to put up with a long queue of the same tourists who want to issue Tax Free.
The second customs office is suitable for passengers who do not plan to check in their purchases as baggage. The queue moves faster, but the inspection of things is carried out more carefully.
You can get Tax Free at Fiumicino Airport in the following order:
- If the purchases from which you want to receive a tax refund will be checked in as baggage, go to the check-in counter. Tell the employee that you want to issue Tax Free. Get your boarding pass, but don't check in your luggage yet.
- Together with your luggage, you go to the customs office.
- The customs officer checks the correspondence of the list in the check with the real things. It is advisable to keep purchases on the surface of a suitcase or bag so as not to waste time looking for them.
- If the check is successful, the customs officer will stamp the checks. Certified documents must be taken to the Tax Free operator's point.
- Present checks at the operator's point. Money can be issued in cash immediately or transferred to a card. Transfer to the card may take up to 5 days. If the issuance is carried out on a card, save the document that the operator will issue. If for some reason the money is not received within the specified period, you need to contact the Tax Free operator by phone.
Important! Arrive at the airport early in order to have time to do all the necessary procedures and catch your flight. Getting Tax Free can take 1.5-2 hours. If you do not check in your luggage, you will be able to free yourself early.
Is the procedure different at other airports in Italy
Getting Tax Free at other airports is about the same as in Rome. Venice has a small airport, so the queue is not so long. You can withdraw money after passport control.
There are two customs offices in Bergamo. All passengers go through the first customs, regardless of whether they check in their luggage. Items are checked thoroughly. If the check was successful, you can pick up the money before passing through passport control.
In Bologna, customs is located in the arrivals area. First you need to check in for a flight, and then go through the entire airport to customs. You can get Tax Free at the currency exchange kiosk. The kiosk is open during the day, so if you get on a night flight, you will have to receive money while at home.
At Naples airport, you will not be able to get Tax Free cash. Funds are transferred to the card. After registration and customs clearance, the passenger goes to the cash desk, where the employee will put down the necessary stamps.
Can there be difficulties in obtaining Tax Free
Although the procedure is simple, sometimes there are difficulties. Refunds are not available for all product categories. For example, when buying precious stones tax is non-refundable. You can clarify the list of things from which you can return VAT in stores or with Tax Free operators.
It is also important to observe the period during which you can return part of the VAT. An appeal later than 3 months will not be considered, and it will not be possible to receive money.
Global Blue Refund Office
Via del Tritone, 61, Rome 00187
Opening hours:
Mon-Sun: 09:30 - 23:00
Note: The maximum amount to receive a cash refund is 500 EUR per individual traveller.
Global Blue Lounge Rome - ACCESS ONLY WITH INVITATION
Piazza di Spagna 29, 00187 Rome
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 10.00 - 19.30
Sat: 10.00 - 19.30
Sun: Closed
Note: - 2999.50 EUR for each individual traveler
Note: The maximum amount to receive a refund per credit card– 14999.50 EUR / Tax Free Form
Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted for payment.
0-25.00 EUR- 3 EUR
25.01 – 80.00 EUR- 4 EUR
EUR 80.01-150.00– 5 EUR
EUR 150.01-800.00– 8 EUR
800.01 – 2999.99 EUR- 1% of the refund amount
Maccorp Forexchange
Downtown Refund Office, Via Ponte di Piscina Cupa 64, c/o McArthurGlen Outlet, Castel Romano – Rome, 00128
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 10.00 - 21.00
Sat: 10.00 - 22.00
Sun: 10.00 - 22.00
Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy.
Note: Only early return (cash refund) is possible.
Note: The maximum amount to receive a cash refund is EUR 2999.50 per individual traveller.
Note: The fee charged depends on the amount of the refund.
0 - 25.00 EUR - 3 EUR
25.01 - 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR
80.01 - 150.00 EUR - 5 EUR
150.01 - 800.00 EUR - 8 EUR
800.01 - 2999.50 EUR - 1% of the reimbursement amount
Maccorp Forexchange
Downtown Refund Office, Via del Lavatore 88/a, 00187 Rome
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 10:30-19:30
Sat: 10:30-19:30
Sun: 11:30-18:30
Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted for payment.
Note: Maximum amount for cash refund
Note: Subject to cash refund, a fee per "form" will apply. There is no charge if you receive a refund on a credit card. The amount of the fee charged depends on the amount of the refund.
0-25.00 EUR - 3 EUR
25.01 – 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR
80.01-150.00 EUR – 5 EUR
150.01-500.00 EUR – 8 EUR
Maccorp Forexchange
Downtown Refund Office, Via del Caravita 6, 00100 Roma
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 10:30-19:30
Sat: 10:30-19:30
Sun: 11:30-18:30
Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted for payment.
Note: Maximum amount for cash refund- 500 EUR for each individual tourist
Note: Subject to cash refund, a fee per "form" will apply. There is no charge if you receive a refund on a credit card. The amount of the fee charged depends on the amount of the refund.
0-25.00 EUR - 3 EUR
25.01 – 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR
80.01-150.00 EUR – 5 EUR
150.01-500.00 EUR – 8 EUR
Maccorp Forexchange
Downtown Refund Office, P.zza della Rotonda 68/b, 00100 Roma
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 9.00-20.30
Sun: 9.30-20.00
Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted for payment.
Note: Maximum amount for cash refund- 500 EUR for each individual tourist
Note: Subject to cash refund, a fee per "form" will apply. There is no charge if you receive a refund on a credit card. The amount of the fee charged depends on the amount of the refund.
0-25.00 EUR - 3 EUR
25.01 – 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR
80.01-150.00 EUR – 5 EUR
150.01-500.00 EUR – 8 EUR
Maccorp Forexchange
Int. Stazione Termini c/o agenzia 365, Atrio Centrale P.zza 500, Roma 00185
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 07:15 - 21:45
Sat: 07:15 - 21:45
Sun: 07:15 - 21:45
Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted for payment.
Note: The maximum amount for receiving a refund on a credit card is 1500 EUR / Tax Free form.
Note: The maximum amount to receive a cash refund is EUR 2999.50 per individual traveller.
Note: Subject to receipt of a cash refund, a fee will be charged for each ""form"". There is no charge if you receive a refund on a credit card. The amount of the fee charged depends on the amount of the refund.
0 - 25.00 EUR - 3 EUR
25.01 - 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR
80.01 - 150.00 EUR - 5 EUR
150.01 - 800.00 EUR - 8 EUR
800.01 - 2999.99 EUR - 1% of the reimbursement amount
We have prepared an overview of the tax free refund points of the main airports in Italy, as well as a list practical advice, which will help you not only get your legitimate money back, but also save your nerve cells.
IN THE SHOP
Tax Free in Italy can be issued if the value of your purchase exceeds 154 euros. It's better to have your passport with you. Of course, in large department stores such as La Rinascente, Prada boutiques, Louis Vuitton and outlet villages, you are unlikely to need it.
However, if you decide to purchase equipment in Italy, especially iPad, Macbook or iPhone, then you will not be issued Tax Free without a passport - in the sense of Apple products, the Italians are very strict.
The three most common Tax Free return systems are Global Blue, Tax Refund and Premier Tax Free: Their logos are below.
Most often in Italy they issue tax free through global blue, however, if you are offered one of three companies to choose from, choose TAX Refund(yellow envelope). The fact is that at the Italian airports at the TAX Refund counter there are always an order of magnitude fewer people than at the Global Blue office.
RETURN TAX FREE CITY
An important point. To return Tax Free, it is not necessary to wait for the return flight, this can be done at one of the Global Blue or TAX Refund offices in the city.
It is better to have everything with you at once, namely: 1) a passport, 2) checks for purchases, 3) the purchases themselves, 4) a return ticket.
Unfortunately, without any problems, tax free is not returned right in the country in all cases, as a rule, there are no difficulties in terms of clothing accessories, but for Mac products, money will be returned to you only at the airport and, most likely, to the card.
List of nearest return offices Tax Free Global Blue in major cities Italy can be viewed here:, right there on the site you can also calculate using a calculator how much is refundable.
List of return points TAX Refund can be found here:, but it is incomplete, one of the company's offices is located in Milan, on via Bigli in the immediate vicinity of.
And more, important. Tax free checks for purchases made in Italy are only valid for three months, so if you do not meet this deadline, you can safely throw them away along with blue envelopes, they are absolutely useless.
PROCEDURE IN ITALIAN AIRPORTS
The standard tax free return procedure is as follows:
1) Get your boarding pass.
2) If you are going to check in your baggage, tell the girl (or boy) at the check-in desk about this, but do not check your bags in your luggage, just take a ticket.
3) After receiving your boarding pass, you and your baggage go to the customs office (in Italian dogana), usually the girls at the check-in counters explain with gestures where he is.
4) At dogana, the officer checks your belongings with those stated on the checks (therefore, you shouldn’t bury them deep in your suitcase, but it’s better to take things out of bags in advance so as not to detain other passengers).
5) If the customs officer is satisfied with everything, he stamps your checks, and with certified documents you go to the Global Blue or TAX Refund point, at a number of airports they are in the check-in area, in others - in the Duty Free area.
6) Show the checks stamped by the officer at the Global Blue or TAX Refund point, the money is either given to you in cash, or they take your card details, to which the required amount will be transferred within 3-5 business days, in the second case, you need to keep the paper , which will be given to you by an employee at the Global Blue or TAX Refund point, if the money is not transferred within two weeks, then call the number indicated on the paper and start swearing.
ROME. Fiumicino Airport
The required time to receive tax free is 1.5 hours
There are two customs offices at the airport. The first counter is located almost in the center of the first floor and is intended for those who want to check in their luggage after receiving tax free. You need to go here already with a boarding pass.
Dogana employees check things with an average level of meticulousness, they can ask you to take boots out of your suitcase, but no one will compare the brand names on the check with the tags sewn to things (thus we once received tax free for a Max Mara coat left in Rome until autumn, presenting worn-out Naf Naf to customs officers).
Lines for the first dogana are an absolute inevitability. Fiumicino is a large, international airport, and not only Russians, but also Arabs, Chinese, and Japanese want to get their legitimate money here, and therefore, so that standing in line is not nervous, but meditative, it is better to come to Fiumicino in advance.
Another point, the employees of the first dogana like to often take breaks for a smoke or coffee, which automatically has a positive effect on the length of the queue.
The second dogana Fumichino is for those who live according to the principle “I carry everything with me”, that is, for those who do not want to check in their purchases in luggage. Located behind anti-terrorism and passport control in the center of the hall (right behind the Salvatore Ferragamo and Burberry boutiques). Here the line to the customs office is small, the staff works quickly, and you don’t have to wait much, but they inspect the things mentioned in the checks more carefully.
The long queue in Fiumicino is traditionally at the Global Blue return window, because people who have printed checks at both customs go there, you will have to lose 30-40 minutes in it. There is a window - exactly opposite the second dogana.
MILAN. AIRPORT MALPENSA (Aeroporto di Milano -Malpensa)
The required time to receive tax free is from 3 hours to infinity
In terms of getting tax free, in my opinion, the most terrible airport in Italy. However, there are more than objective reasons for this.
Firstly, the vast majority associate Milan, of course, not with Leonardo's Last Supper and the Duomo Cathedral, but with shopping, respectively, residents of the United Arab Emirates, China, Russia and other main consumers of luxury goods come here with one mission - to "ruin » boutiques on Via Montenapoleone or nearby outlets.
In this sense, it is especially amusing to watch a crowd of Chinese at the entrance to a Louis Vuitton boutique, begging passers-by to buy for them the third bag of the French fashion house with their own money - according to international rules, Louis Vuitton does not sell more than two goods in one hand.
Actually, then you will meet all this motley crowd of Russians, Chinese and Arabs in Malpensa. The Chinese are disciplined people, they can stand in lines for hours, and therefore to think that one of them will run out of patience and give up the idea of getting tax free means to engage in vulgar self-deception. In a word, if you still return to your homeland from Malpensa, then remember that you should lay down about three hours to receive tax free.
Advice: in Malpensa, it’s better to check in luggage, the dogana counter at the check-in point (first floor, right side, if you stand with your back to the entrance, then the very corner) works more quickly than the one located behind passport control - those who took the purchases are sent there with you on board.
In the queue for the dogana for passport control, you will have to find yourself in the general crowd not only with the Chinese, Russians and Arab beauties, but also with the flight attendants of Singapore or Chinese airlines, and they often buy things with suitcases. Therefore, here the waiting for checking things is delayed for an hour and a half.
Malpensa check things at customs carefully, sometimes they even check the labels on clothes with the names on the check. The queue at the TAX Refund window is 30 minutes, in Global Blue you sometimes have to stand for an hour and a half, but there are almost no people in Premier Tax Free. Cash return offices are open on average from 7 to 23.00, the full schedule is on the airport website:.
Often, an attempt to get tax free in Malpensa turns into the fact that you are late for your flight, and your name is announced to the entire airport over the speakerphone, and a walk along duty free turns into a run to the desired exit. In a word, draw conclusions, arrive at the airport in advance and download several Buddhist meditation mantras into the player to combine standing in lines with evening (or morning) meditation.
VENICE. Marco Polo Airport
Required time to receive tax free: from 15 to 40 minutes
The Venice airport is small, but pleasant in every way. There is only one dogana office, located at the entrance. The lady in the office sometimes checks things, and sometimes trusts checks, but stamps them quickly (at least I never got into a queue).
Money is issued after passport control at the round counter. More often in cash, transferred to a card at will. If you are flying on a flight with a transfer in another European city, the process will take only 15 minutes, if with compatriots - 40 minutes.
VERONA. VERONA AIRPORT (Verona Aeroporto)
Time required to receive tax free: from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours
The local dogana is located at the far end of the airport (the first floor is the maximum left corner), you need to go there with a boarding pass, regardless of whether you take things on board or check in your luggage.
The customs house is not even a room, but a booth like a kiosk. If the booth is empty, customs personnel can be called by the number indicated on the leaflet attached to the window (although local customs officers do not speak English very well). They check things every other time: they may not ask about clothes at all, but they ask to show jewelry, iPads and iPhones along with the box.
More advice when standing in line at the window, do not lean against the glass door, they often forget to lock it, and if it accidentally opens, they will charge you a fine of 2000 euros.
The refund point is located before passport control and the duty free area in the center of the first floor. A nice Russian girl works here, she arranges everything very quickly, but, unfortunately, they don’t return cash at the Verona airport, everything is strictly on the card.
PISA. GALILEO GALILEI AIRPORTAeroporto)
Required time to receive tax free: from 30 minutes to an hour
The hardest thing at Pisa airport is finding the dogana office, for some inexplicable reason it is located in the arrivals hall, not the departures hall, next to the toilets. Often the door is locked, in which case it is necessary to disturb the officers by ringing the doorbell. Customs works for those who plan to put their things in luggage, and for those who take purchases on the plane.
Checks should be stamped after receiving a boarding pass, but if you arrived before you checked in for a flight, then loyal officers at Pisa Airport can certify checks without a boarding pass. They also inspect the purchased items every other time, for small purchases scattered around the suitcase, they easily “close their eyes” (especially if there is a queue behind you). Refund offices are located in the passenger check-in area, that is, before passport control.
MILAN AND BERGAMO. AIRPORT ORIRIO AL SERIO (Orio Al SerioAeroporto)
Time required to receive tax free: from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
The airport is small and dirty, there are two customs offices. The first dogana is located at the check-in desks, you need to go here regardless of whether you take things on board or check in your luggage. The length of the queue directly depends on the number of your compatriots in it, they look at things meticulously, they demand to show all the items stated in the checks.
If you do not seem like a suspicious person to the customs officer (that is, if you bought only clothes, bags and shoes), then your check will be stamped, and you will calmly receive the money right there at the return point (it is located at the airport office before passport control).
If the officer doubts you (usually this happens if you are bringing Mac products and jewelry home), then you will be stamped a check only after passing through passport control in a separate dogana window.
By the way, there are no queues for the second dogana, however, there is also no money back office after passport control at Bergamo airport, so you will have to receive your tax free already in Russia.
RIMINI. Federico Fellini Airport (Aeroporto di Rimini "Federico Fellini")
Required time to receive tax free: from 1 to 1.5 hours
Rimini Airport is the most “Russianized” of all Italian airports. This is both good and bad. Good, because dogana is located directly at the check-in counters for flights to Russia, and the word "Customs" is written in Russian here.
The bad thing is that the customs officers of Rimini are picky, they check the names of the stamps on the tags with all the items on the checks, open boxes with jewelry, so that the process of inspecting things takes at least 20 minutes.
Passengers who check things in as luggage and shopaholics who decide to take their purchases on board stand in adjacent lines, the first things are checked right at the check-in counter, after the receipts are certified, the suitcases are put on a tape and sent to the plane.
The points for issuing money are located on the second floor of the airport, you need to go there before passing through passport control. The duration of the tax free process depends on the number of charters departing from Rimini today and how quickly your plane neighbors will present things to the dogana officer, but usually everything fits in an hour and a half.
BOLOGNA. AIRPORT NAMED AFTER GULELMO MARCONI (Aeroporto G. Marconi di Bologna)
The required time to receive tax free is about an hour
Bologna Airport is a great original in terms of tax free. The dogana office is located in the arrivals area (right wing, first floor), people go here after check-in for the flight. Customs is located far away, so it’s better to take things for which you decide to get tax free in hand luggage, because no one wants to push a suitcase full of stuff back to the check-in counter.
They check purchases not too carefully, sometimes they are satisfied with just taking a quick look at the package and not even asking to open it.
If there are no difficulties with checking things, then the main attraction of Bologna Airport is the search for a money issuing point. Strange as it may seem, they used to be returned at duty free shops behind passport control, now they are returned at the currency exchange kiosk on the second floor of the airport, which is located before the passenger screening and passport control area. In principle, you spend the most time looking for a kiosk, well, even though the airport is not that big.
Another important point is that the kiosk is closed early in the morning and late in the evening, so if you have a night flight, either drop stamped checks into the mailbox (it is also located in the check-in hall before passport control), or you will have to receive money already in Moscow.
GETTING TAX FREE IN MOSCOW WITH CASH
If you decide to get tax free not at the airport in Italy, but in Russia, then remember that your checks in any case must be checked and stamped by a customs officer.
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